Words Like TENON

We have put together a list of words that are similar to TENON.

1 Alternative Words Similar to tenon

1 Projection Noun      Synonym Words Like Projection

10 definitions of tenon

1 A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. tooth, tusk.
2 To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
3 a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
4 A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint.
5 To provide with a tenon.
6 To join with a tenon.
7 A portion of a block of stone from which a work of sculpture is cut, allowed to remain as a temporary or permanent support.
8 The projecting end of a piece of wood or other material fitted for insertion into a corresponding cavity or mortise in another piece, in order to form a secure joint. See cuts under breechpin, dovetail, and mortise.
9 To fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
10 To join by or as by a tenon.
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